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as in aching
causing or feeling bodily pain
my legs are sore after that long walk yesterday
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as in angry
feeling or showing anger
promise not to get sore if I tell you what I really think of your new hairstyle?
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as in cynical
having or showing deep-seated resentment
he's been sore ever since she insulted him
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as in terribly
to a great degree
I was sore afraid we'd never make it home
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as in swelling
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Recent Examples of sore
Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 13 June 2026
The back of Ohtani’s knee, where the swelling is concentrated, still is sore, Roberts said.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
The Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments in September in the case of a man who entered a hospital with COVID-19 in January 2022, developed an infection from a bed sore and died that March.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Ian King, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Of course, your chair should make a visual statement, but no one wants a crick in the neck or a sore lower back after a day of immersing yourself in your latest fiction obsession.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Manager John Schneider said Guerrero had a sore back.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 13 June 2026
The back of Ohtani’s knee, where the swelling is concentrated, still is sore, Roberts said.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Adverb
Guys come up sore all the time.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
The Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments in September in the case of a man who entered a hospital with COVID-19 in January 2022, developed an infection from a bed sore and died that March.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Noun
At the same time, hundreds of thousands of businesses face higher business rates — a long-running sore — following a revaluation of the rateable values of all commercial properties in England and Wales.
—Ian King, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Of course, your chair should make a visual statement, but no one wants a crick in the neck or a sore lower back after a day of immersing yourself in your latest fiction obsession.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sore
Adjective
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The homestretch of the drama, however, takes the story in a chilling direction, packing an aching quantity of feeling into a single glance at a security camera as someone climbs into a car and leaves the compound, never to be heard from again.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
26 May 2026
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Charles Frazier, Cold Mountain (1997) Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain is an aching, tender slow burn shaped by absence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Lee remembers her parents sending her to a friend’s house several blocks away when an angry mob showed up at her family’s home to protest Black residents moving into the Fort Worth neighborhood.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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According to the volunteer, Niemann got angry after NOT getting fire ant relief, kicked a white flag, kicked some sand, and then proceeded to launch his iron into the fescue area.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Moreover, if Griffin stepped into public life now, the cynical wags in finance would declare the reason obvious—his hedge fund’s returns have been sagging.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Americans become even more cynical and polarized.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Adverb
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Excluding the special cases of meteor showers, a viewer on the ground will see only about five or so sporadic meteors per hour on average, which isn’t terribly many.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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For someone living with borderline personality disorder (BPD), that same silence can feel like evidence that something is terribly wrong.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 June 2026
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The Normatec 3 Legs compression boots ($899) are used by professional athletes between games to improve circulation and reduce swelling.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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For deeper recovery, the $899 Normatec 3 Legs Compression Boots used by professional athletes between games fill with air and deflate in sequence to mimic muscle contractions, boost circulation and reduce swelling.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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Part wall wart, part magnetic wireless charger, the StandBy-ready PowerBug is about as unique as chargers come.—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
23 May 2026
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The second type of polyp is small, wart-like and occurs in clusters.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The core characters Each character came into their own during the series, sometimes in emotionally painful ways.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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Hidden inside those numbers is a long and painful history.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Still with indignant nipples, though thankfully mine are hidden beneath said coat.—
Shyla Watson,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Previously, Hungarians opposed to the government were indignant but apathetic.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Sore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sore. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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